This Week, June 4 - 8, 2012
Group tracking global lake temperatures meet at UNL
Climate scientists and limnologists from around the globe met at UNL this week, pooling data and expertise to better understand global changes in lake temperature. The meeting, a first for the Global Lake Temperature Collaboration, is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, NASA, and UNL's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Recent studies have revealed significant warming of the world's lakes, said John Lenters, the climatologist and physical limnologist in the School of Natural Resources who organized the workshop. Lenters said that the potential impacts of these changes on lake ecosystems make it increasingly important for scientists with access to global lake temperature records to assemble and synthesize relevant data. This includes not only "in situ" measurements made on individual lakes, but also temperature measurements from satellites, which provide broader spatial coverage of the world's lakes. Read more about this collaboration in Today@UNL.
UNL in the national news: May 2012
National media outlets featured and cited UNL sources on a number of topics in the past month. Read a full list of media appearances in Today@UNL.
Kebbel accepts mobile media role, resigns as dean
Ellen Weissinger, senior vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, announced that Gary Kebbel, current dean of Journalism and Mass Communications, has agreed to lead a university-wide multidisciplinary initiative related to mobile media at UNL. The project will include faculty, students and staff from the entire campus and may involve opportunities at Innovation Campus.
To concentrate fully on this initiative, Kebbel has resigned as dean, effective June 30, to become a tenured full professor in the college. Weissinger said that Jim O'Hanlon has agreed to serve as interim dean and Charlyne Berens will continue in her role as associate dean. Read more about this position in Today@UNL.
Fountain Frolics open Thursday
The University Program Council at UNL will present Fountain Frolics concerts at noon Thursdays this summer under the north overhang of the Nebraska Union. The concerts will feature free hour-long musical performances by local musicians, including: June 7, Broad Appeal; June 14, Tupelo Springfield; June 21, The Resonators; June 28, Lightning Bugs; July 12, Jumpin Kate; July 19, Nebraska Jazz Combo; July 26, Upstairs Blues Band; and Aug. 2, Skylark.
The UNL Dairy Store will also be serving a hot dog, chips and soda lunch for $4, and ice cream for an additional purchase.
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Security breach may have included employee data
On Wednesday night, May 23, a security breach of the Nebraska Student Information System, the university-wide student information system, was detected. NeSIS contains Social Security numbers and date of birth for all employees. When the initial announcement was made Friday evening, it was unclear that employee data was included.
At this time, we have no direct evidence that this information was downloaded and we have no reports of identity theft stemming from this breach. We are working with an outside security firm to help analyze the level of risk of personal information being misappropriated and to make recommendations for any additional safeguards that are needed. Read more details and find other resources about this security incident in Today@UNL.
UNL web capacity testing, June 9, 4am - 6am
On Saturday, June 9 between 4 and 6 a.m., Information Services and University Communications will conduct tests to determine the capacity of our web servers to remain responsive in times of crisis. Due to the high network loads anticipated during this testing, some loss of functionality may be experienced for websites and other network services hosted at UNL.
Please inform users of any critical services of this testing. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have questions, please contact Robert Crisler at (402) 472-9878.
UNL launches Nebraska App
UNL has launched the Nebraska App, a suite of mobile applications that makes essential university resources available on mobile devices. Students can check grades, access course content and browse the course catalog. They can access the public directory and get in touch instantly, keep tabs on Husker sports, find places on the campus map, stay informed with the latest campus news, watch videos, and even listen to podcasts of popular lectures in iTunesU.
"UNL is moving services to the where the students are in terms of devices and network access"," said Mark Askren, Chief Information Officer. "Students now have a much more powerful connection to UNL via their mobile device." Read more about Nebraska App in Today@UNL.
